Teen Titans #5

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Teen Titans #5 (March 2012) poses a genuinely thrilling question right on the cover: "Can any of them defeat Superboy?" The cover by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund answers with a burst of crackling energy as a central figure — Superboy — radiates intense golden lightning that sends multiple red-suited speedsters (Kid Flash among them, visible in several motion-blurred poses) scattering in every direction. It's a visually dynamic composition that captures the scale of the challenge Scott Lobdell has set up for this young team.